As you may know, the CIA just recently made over 12 million pages of de-classified documents available online. As you can imagine, dorks like me felt like kids in a declassified-candy store, and I ...

A Bucyrus 14-B shovel perched on timbers digs a trench from the front with long-stick shovel.Photo: Bucyrus International A Bucyrus 30C steam shovel is shown with sewer shovel attachement.Photo: ...

When World War II broke out, military leaders were anxious to avoid the grossly inefficient and deadly results of trench warfare. Weeks would pass without either side gaining a foot of ground, and ...

In 19 months of hard fighting since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces have become adept at assaulting, clearing and holding Russian trenches. Their tactics prioritize speed ...

An inexperienced trencher operator can cause costly mistakes. From start to finish, educate yourself on the task at hand—know your digging conditions, recognize potential safety hazards and understand ...